Sumter County Animal Control

izzy b

So my friend found a very friendly cat near there house and they took them to the shelter so she could hopefully find a good home and they said if she doesn’t get adopted in 24hours that they drop her off within a mile of there house??? Wouldn’t waste my time at a place that doesn’t actually care about animals. I’d take my business else where and support a shelter that doesn’t dump animals.

K G

This shelter is doing the best they can with what they are given. There are over 130 dogs and a lot of cats too. If you can't find a dog or cat here then YOU have a big problem, not the shelter facility. The cages are cleaned every day, the staff works tremendously hard and there are about a handful of volunteers - THAT'S ALL! We need 100 volunteers to help out and get the dogs exercised so they don't go stir crazy in their little cage space. This is an old facility so it is not set up the best for dogs to run and get some playtime together. Thank you to the Villages who won a bid for a new fire EMS service dept. (I live in the Villages too but geez). So, here we are with the shelter. We need VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY and GOOD DECENT ADOPTION FAMILIES. So stop knocking it until you work/volunteer here and see what is going on!

Tina Robinson

I adopted my first dog from a kennel today. I have had other dogs that were rescue but not from a kennel. I was so impressed, the kennel was clean, and the area’s that they walk the dogs were so nice. I had a wonderful girl that helped me ( I am sorry I forgot her name. ). She was very honest and I have a beautiful new baby. Phil in the office was great !! They were helpful and both of them answered all my questions and gave me all the information on my new girl Moo. Thank you for making my day ! I highly recommend this beautiful place. Sincerely Tina Robinson

Camille Marino

In 2008, I adopted my first dog, max, from this animal control; he died earlier this year followed by his little sister, jazz, a month later. So, from adopting, to weekly visits to find a new companion for jazz, to most recently, fostering, I have pretty extensive experience. Every single person with whom I've interacted at sumter animal control really cares about matching the right animals with the right people. They see unimaginable horror every day and are the last chance for many of society's victims. Plus, all adoptions are FREE. So I LOVED the fact they showed up for a surprise inspection before approving my applications. I never expected to adopt again, but fell in love with my foster puppy. Every time I called with a question about him, they were patient, helpful, professional, and friendly. Instead of taking the puppy to my vet when he was sick, I brought him in and they immediately took him to their vet -- free! I brought him back for all his boosters and hated having to leave him for 2 nights to get neutered. But that's policy and it's done to protect the dogs -- if irresponsible people let them eat before surgery, the animal can die. So while I HATED being separated, I LOVED and respected all the effort that went into making sure my puppy was healthy and adoptable. Only then was I allowed to adopt Freddie and bring him home. There are so many people I'd like to publicly thank for everything they do but I don't know their names. But Margaret who tried to find jazz a new companion, to the officer who did the surprise visit, to officer osiris (that might not be her right name) who took care of Freddie every time I brought him in, too officer Tuttle who was mostly at the desk, to everyone at this office who works every day to give animals another chance, you all earned my complete respect and gratitude. Thank you! I've just glimpsed some of the recent, really bad reviews. Seriously? Animal control -- prison for dogs -- exists to clean up the problems created by people through abuse, neglect, and pure selfishness. Just walking through the kennels crushes my soul; I don't how these people do what they do every single day without losing their minds. Instead of being so selfish, everyone who complains needs to ask themselves what they can do personally to make things better for these animals.